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We are often given the impression that artists of all sorts are operating at a level far above that of mere mortals, being so much more sophisticated than we are. Certainly their creativity and way of putting things together to create a whole, which can communicate a universal truth or experience, is something marvelous to behold when the artist is actually talented, and not a purveyor of the Emperor's New Clothes. Yet paradoxically, we can go back through history and note that there are great numbers of writers, painters, entertainers, and so on who put more faith in human beings than experience and common sense would warrant.
For example, today happens to be the day when the great Spanish Romantic painter, Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), shuffled off this mortal coil. During a convivial brunch yesterday after mass, my dining companion and I discussed his work, particularly the so-called "Black Paintings" in The Prado – which I love despite, or perhaps because of, their other-worldly creepiness. However there is a different way to look at the art of Romantics of great intellectual capabilities and artistic output like Goya, Beethoven, and others who came to worship man as a substitute for God – if indeed, they worshiped God at all – and that is to think of them as children.
The mistake many artists make, whether Goya and Beethoven in their day, or Hollywood and the contemporary art establishment in ours, is believing that human beings can solve all of the world's problems, if only they pick the correct leaders, and agree to work together in some sort of secular-humanist cooperative. This idea is rubbish, as history has proven over and over again, from the Tower of Babel to the Kyoto Protocols. Among others things, the notion that human beings are going to act selflessly out of mutual interest and not out of religious conviction ignores man's inherent tendencies toward selfishness, laziness, and ignorance, when the Eternal is pushed entirely out of the picture – and, let's face it, sometimes even when people claim He is in the picture.
No matter how gifted, intelligent, or sophisticated they might have been, many of these people never actually became adults. They believed whole-heartedly in the power of man, as an independent and ever-rational actor, and were disappointed to find man lacking. The clay-footed Napoleon in particular disillusioned a great many creative types in this period, not least including Goya and Beethoven, who thought that a secular Jerusalem was about to descend from some Corsican hilltop.
In a way this type of blind faith in created things calls to mind, on a pop culture level, a scene in the popcorn film "Independence Day". Early on in the movie when the alien ships begin to arrive, a group of what we would recognize today as "truther" types gather on the rooftop of the U.S. Bank tower in downtown Los Angeles. They ignore the very sound advice of authorities that they ought to stay away, and act with prudence, until the intentions of these visitors are known. Instead, like the immature children they are, the members of the self-appointed alien welcoming committee indulge in a kind of Woodstock-like joy as the ships open, asking that they be taken up inside. They discover, too late, that these supposedly enlightened beings are actually more than just a little bit hostile, and they want to wipe out the entire human race.
To be fair, what most of us would consider to be normal, those of an artistic bent often consider boring. When things do not go as planned however, most of us tend to deal with these disasters as adults, picking up the pieces and moving on. When the disasters are more epic in scope, we do our best to care for those whom we need to care for, and put aside philosophical concerns for practical ones. Most of the time, our disasters do not involve wars, plagues, and so on, but the little things that can bring us low.
We send a payment in the mail, and it gets delayed or lost. We are just getting over the flu, when a family member gives us a sore throat. We finally get around to mowing the lawn, and a host of weeds pop up in the garden seemingly from nowhere. It may be conventional, and it may not be interesting, but without recognition that these things happen, and that we simply cannot fall apart every time we hit a roadblock or something goes pear-shaped, then we have no possibility of behaving with maturity.
In fact, one of the benefits of reaching maturity is the realization that nothing is ever going to work out perfectly for us in this life, for just when you have solved one problem, another has popped up somewhere else. Most of us who are functioning adults understand that placing too much faith in the physical world, and what man can achieve by his own efforts, is inevitably going to lead to disappointments. Those with a creative mindset on the other hand, are not always good at understanding this, and particularly when they put their faith in human beings, who have never shown themselves to be entirely trustworthy.
This is not to disparage the childlike curiosity and delight that one can find in a sprightly musical composition or an off-beat film, for we need these things if we are to build a culture. However it bears keeping in mind that creativity alone, even when it is harsh and unflinching, is no guarantee of maturity of thought. We are weak, feeble things; if we do not believe there is a higher authority than some sort of planned utopia coming from an executive committee of human brains, then we are probably not going to behave very well towards one another, at least not voluntarily, and the whole thing collapses.
Goya certainly came to understand this, as he saw his illusions crumble one by one, which is one reason why his art is so captivating, covering death and destruction, sickness, madness, and ultimately his OWN death. However the best thing to take away from the work of Romantic artists like Goya, and indeed from any artistic production that seems rather bleak and hopeless, is that you are not doomed to the same fate. Putting your trust in things beyond yourself, rather than in your fellow, fallible, human beings, is a sounder way of dealing with all of the garbage, great or small, which life is going to throw at you.
"He Can Do No More at 98 Years" by Goya (c. 1801-1803)
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Off the Rails hack day
Loco2, Bethnal Green Ventures and Campus London
Saturday, 13 October 2012 from 09:30 to 21:00 (BST)
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Loco2 and Bethnal Green Ventures have teamed up to host Off the Rails, a hack day for doing cool stuff with train data and APIs.
The hack day will be held at Campus London (near Old Street/Moorgate, London) on Saturday October 13th.
The day
We'll follow a loose format, starting with an introduction to the datasets, code/APIs, and a selection of noteworthy existing applications (please bring your own to show off!).
Developers, designers and ideas people will then break into groups to get hacking. The results will be presented in the evening, all accompanied by free food and drinks.
The data
2012 is an exciting year for rail data, with lots of datasets and APIs becoming available that could solve a lot of headaches for train travellers. The UK is leading the way, with Network Rail recently making realtime data available along with existing timetable datasets.
Elsewhere in Europe, the Dutch national rail company, NS, has released an easy-to-use, versatile API, and the French and Germans are beginning to follow suit. And then there's carbon-footprinting data to help to determine exactly how smug we can all feel for taking the train. There are plenty of ingredients for some exciting apps...
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We're looking for enthusiastic train and software geeks, as well as designers and others interested in the worlds of trains, travel and/or sustainability. Everyone is welcome, and all expertise is greatly appreciated so that we can get a good mix of technical and creative minds.
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Campus London
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Saturday, 13 October 2012 from 09:30 to 21:00 (BST)
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Loco2 is a startup focused on making it easy to book European rail journeys. The team of five includes sibling co-founders Kate and Jamie Andrews, along with rails core team member, Jon Leighton as Technical Director. Our mission is to make booking a train as easy as booking a plane so that more people can reduce their travel carbon footprint.
About Bethnal Green Ventures
Bethnal Green Ventures is an accelerator program for technology startups working on stuff that matters. We select ventures that are using the web and mobile to solve social or environmental problems ranging from healthcare to climate change, and provide them with pre-seed investment capital, office space, mentorship and business support.
About Campus London
Campus is Europe's newest co-working space and entrepreneur community. We're backed by some valuable partners. Google offer mentoring and access to powerful tools you can use to solidify, market and share your ideas with others. Techhub and Central both run other creative spaces nearby. Their experience ensures everything runs smoothly.


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A Guide to Anorexia Treatment
Treating anorexia often requires multiple treatments, including cognitive-behavioral therapy. Read about the various eating disorder therapies.
Eating disorders are complex conditions and therapists dedicated to anorexia treatment learn "a lesson in patience and tenacity," says Lucene Wisniewski, PhD, co-founder and clinical director of the Cleveland Center for Eating Disorders. "Someone who is treating anorexia is fighting an uphill battle. It's by far the hardest eating disorder to treat."
Why? Modern culture places such great value on being thin and on restricting behaviors that anorexia patients have trouble finding lasting reasons to change their behaviors.
Also, being malnourished affects cognitive (thinking and reasoning) functioning, making the therapist's — and the patient's — job that much harder. Wisniewski describes anorexia patients as "brain starved," meaning that the patients' cognitive abilities aren't functioning properly because they lack adequate nutrition.
Anorexia Treatment: Working as a Team
Because evidence has yet to prove which, if any, therapies are consistently effective, medical practitioners try many approaches to find an appropriate course of anorexia treatment for each patient. While the most common form of anorexia treatment is cognitive-behavioral therapy (which is also an effective bulimia treatment), many different forms of therapy can be used.
Other components of eating disorder treatment include:
- Patient education
- Nutritional counseling
- Psychiatric medication prescriptions
- Hospitalization
- A combination of all of these
Most eating disorder treatment professionals agree: You need a multidisciplinary treatment team to combat eating disorders, anorexia in particular. One player on the treatment team is the psychotherapist.
"We most always start with the behavioral approach," Wisniewski says. "We ask, 'How is this illness affecting your life, what can you do differently, and what are you willing to do differently?'"
Another team member is the dietitian or nutritionist, who typically works with patients to help them understand the importance of a varied and balanced diet, and may also teach them food preparation techniques.
Because anorexia can lead to multiple serious medical conditions, close medical supervision by a physician is required throughout treatment.
Anorexia Treatment: Pharmaceuticals
"There are no medicines [specifically] for anorexia, but there are medicines that will help with the rigid thinking" and other symptoms that can contribute to the illness, Wisniewski says. However, meds only work when patients take them. "Anorexia patients are notorious for not wanting to take medications," Wisniewski adds. Some psychiatric drugs, particularly antidepressants, seem to be more effective for bulimia treatment than for anorexia treatment.
Anorexia Treatment: Questions to Consider
When recommending a type of treatment, doctors typically try to select the least restrictive setting that is safe and will allow a patient to improve. Some questions to consider:
Who should be hospitalized? In general, inpatient or residential treatment is recommended for patients whose body weight is 30 percent below their ideal weight, for those who are suicidal, or have other severe medical complications.
Is drug therapy forever? Most psychiatric drugs are prescribed on a short-term basis, such as a few months. However, some drugs can be continued for many years.
How important is it to get anorexia treatment? It's extremely important — self-help is rarely effective for people with anorexia, and suicide rates are high among people who have the illness.
Anorexia Treatment: Recovery
Whether a person can recover from anorexia and how long it may take depend on two factors: the individual and the seriousness of the illness.
Up to 50 percent of anorexia patients will remain in recovery 10 years after therapy, while the remainder have chronic eating disorders of varying severity throughout their lives. The key to recovering from anorexia and other eating disorders is to get treatment as soon as possible.


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Another day in Ginza seldom gets more rewarding than making your way into Kimuraya for some azuki goodness. With constant days of rain lately, I need a sugar high to raise my mood.
Last night I decided against going into Krispy Kreme, Tachikawa for another box of doughnuts.
I just got the last lot a week ago. A lot of sugar can't be too good for you. So this week I've decided to opt for a "little less" sugar instead.
Still a bit unimpressed with the price increase, Sampleman® gets as many free samples as he can. A great way to get an extra bite to eat before work too!
Going home is hilarious. I don't know why I do it, but I put myself in the busiest carriage. At Ginza it's pretty easy to get a seat. One station before mine the people just pile on. The best way to describe it is like a sausage machine. Every available space is quickly squashed with people.
From my safe sitting position, it's truly a fascinating sight.
I like being the outsider looking in. I'm glad I'm not Japanese sometimes. These are one of those times.
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Sampleman Loves Kimuraya
Another day in Ginza seldom gets more rewarding than making your way into Kimuraya for some azuki goodness. With constant days of rain lately, I need a sugar high to raise my mood.
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- Jimmy In Japan said...
That would be a GREAT name for an anime show! Sort of like a "Joannie Loves Chachi" in cartoon form. Sweet.
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Corky Coker Announces Backroad Gold TV Show
The Next Great Barn Find
Chances are, if you have a set of white-walled tires, they're probably from Coker Tire. Coker Tire is the largest supplier of tires for classic cars. What you may not know, however, is that Corky Coker, owner of Coker Tire, will be on his own show titled Backroad Gold. The show will air on Travel Channel, February 5, 2014 at 9:30PM Eastern Time.
The show follows Coker as he travels across America looking for hidden treasure such as vintage cars, motorcycles, gas pumps, and more. He is no stranger to the classic automobile industry and with more than 40 years of experience, he is now perusing his passion. Coker has brought together his team of experts, which includes his father, Harold; son-in-law Greg; daughter, Casey, and head wrench, Hal to restore and sell the barn finds from his shop, Honest Charley Garage in Chattanooga Tennessee.
If you're a fan of the show American Pickers on History Channel, you will not be disappointed with Backroad Gold. Producer of the show, Brentwood Communications International Inc., have produced hit shows like Overhaulin', Rides, and Hot Rod TV. Anyone who is a fan of classic cars or the classic car industry should keep it locked on Travel Channel, February 5. We look forward to seeing what Coker has in store for us.


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Cardi B and Offset have split after a year of marriage.
The 26-year-old rapper took to Instagram on Tuesday night to make the shock announcement that she and her Migos star husband have called time on their relationship - 15 months after tying the knot in secret.
"So everybody been bugging me and everything and you know, I've been trying to work things out with my baby-father for a hot minute now," Cardi said in the video. "And we're really good friends and you know we're really good business partners, and you know he's always someone that I run to to talk to and we got a lot of love for each other.
"'But things just haven't been working out between us for a long for a long time. It's nobody's fault... I guess we just grew out of love. But we're not together any more. I don't know, it might take time to get a divorce."
Cardi, who gave birth to daughter Kulture, her first child with Offset, back in July, added: "I'm going to always have a lot of love for him because he is my daughter's father, and... yeah."
Offset has yet to address the split on his social media pages.
The revelation is likely to come as a major shock to fans of the couple, who were seen showing off some PDA while performing at the 2018 Jingle Ball in Los Angeles on Friday night.
Cardi and Offset first met at an industry event in 2016 and sparked dating rumors in February 2017. Offset proposed during Cardi's concert in Philadelphia in October that year.


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Another video series you really must be watching is Behind the Barriers with Jeremy Powers. Ever since discovering cyclocross last season, Jeremy Powers has been one of my favorite domestic riders, and his behind the scenes videos is one reason. He's funny, emotional, and passionate about his cycling. The first season was focused on his cyclocross season, from beginning to end. He's just put up a new video for the second season. While he rides for Jelly Belly during the road season, it's unclear whether he'll continue filming during road season, or if this was just a teaser and we'll have to wait for the cyclocross season for new episodes! In any case, here's the latest episode, and go check out season one to see how awesome Jeremy (and cyclocross!) is.
And here's episode 1, of the first season, to get you hooked!


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Rowan, mountain ash
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Trees and Shrubs, Bonsai
Stratify seed surface sown in early spring, or sow seed when ripe in fall, into a somewhat sheltered spot, fertile and well-draining soil. Even moisture appreciated. Cultivars may be whip-grafted in winter or early spring, or grow from softwood cuttings in summer, to remain true to type. Full sun to light shade; often suitable in more exposed locations, and can tolerate exhaust fumes. Hardy zones 2-6
European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, hardy to zone 3
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CasimirMeubelen is a Belgian manufacturer founded in 1995 by Casimir, one of the most important Belgian contemporary designers. The whole collection is designed by him, which gives the company a very strong profile and recognition value.
Almost all of the pieces are made of natural materials such as solid wood and leather and stand out by their simplicity, shapes and craftsmanship.
'Ledder no1' combines the function of a portable set of steps with the function of a storage unit. The ladder's rungs have been transformed into book cases and shelves of unequal sizes. By placing these storage units on the back of the ladder, the ladder leans against the wall with even greater stability.'
'The beam (in Flemish dialect called 'poutrel') is one of the principal elements in construction with a very clear function: to support. This 'Poutrel' is withdrawn from its usual context, surrounded by other constructional members, and reduced to the I-form.
However recognisable by its form, the use of solid wood gives 'Poutrel' an entirely different look. At the same time the wooden Poutrel's function becomes ambiguous. 'Poutrel' still supports, but is no longer compulsory within a construction and can therefore be used in different ways: as a bench, a table, a TV bench, …'
'The series 'Zak' are based on an ordinary object in its original function (carrying / storing) and form, but made of an exceptional material (leather). One of the most archetypal and useful utensils of our times, the carrier bag (in Flemish dialect called 'zak'), is reformed to last as durable furniture.
'The bag's form has been maintained. Just like the plastic version, each bag in 'Zak no.2' slightly deviates from the perfect model. The quality of the materials and the property of leather to age gracefully, incite one to use this furniture. The soft leather furthermore causes the bags to take the form of their contents. The leather bags are hooked into a stackable oak frame and can be filled, transported, filed, …'


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As noted in the iMedicalApps blog, Epocrates Essentials (usually $159) is being offered free for medical students if you download it before August 31st, 2010. Epocrates offers one free and three pay applications:
- Epocrates Rx (free)
- Epocrates Rx Pro ($99/year)
- Epocrates Essentials ($159/year)
- Epocrates Essentials Deluxe ($199/year)
The free version is available for iPhone/iPod touch, Blackberry, Palm, Android, and Windows Mobile. But according to the Epocrates website, the Essentials version is only available for the iPhone/iPod touch, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile. Android and Palm users currently have a beta version available. The iMedical Apps blog has written a review of Epocrates Essentials if you want another opinion before trying it.
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Vitra Design Museum + Vitra Schaudepot17,00 € / 15,00 €*Vitra Design Museum 11,00 € / 9,00 €*Vitra Schaudepot8,00 € / 6,00 €*Architecture tour 2h14,00 € / 10,00 €* Guided tours 1h (Exhibition tour, Production tour or Behind the Scenes)7,00 € / 5,00 €**Reduced prices: young people from age 12, students, seniors,disabled persons, groups of more than 10 people, combination of 3 and more tickets/person, children under 12 years of age free
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Home Stories: 100 Years, 20 Visionary Interiors
08.02.2020 – 28.02.2021Vitra Design MuseumGae Aulenti: A Creative Universe
29.02.2020 – 18.04.2021Vitra SchaudepotTypology: An Ongoing Study of Everyday Items
07.12.2019 – 24.01.2021Vitra Design Museum GalleryThe Vitra Design Museum Collection – 1800 to the Present
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27.02.2020 – 27.09.2020CaixaForumBarcelona, Spain
Balkrishna DoshiArchitecture for the People
09.09.2020 – 12.12.2020Wrightwood 659Chicago, USA
Hello, Robot
25.09.2020 – 03.01.2021Neues Museum BielBiel, Switzerland
Victor PapanekThe Politics of Design
17.10.2020 – 07-02-2021Design Museum Den BoschDen Bosch, Netherlands
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The collection of the Vitra Design Museum ranks among the most important holdings of furniture design worldwide. It contains some 7000 pieces of furniture, a vast assemblage of lighting objects and numerous archives, as well as the Collection of the Eames Office, or the estates of Verner Panton and Alexander Girard. On 4 June 2016 the Vitra Schaudepot was opened, created by the architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron, in which the Vitra Design Museum presents key pieces of its collection.
Vitra Design Museum + Vitra Schaudepot17,00 € / 15,00 €*Vitra Design Museum 11,00 € / 9,00 €*Vitra Schaudepot8,00 € / 6,00 €*Architecture tour 2h14,00 € / 10,00 €*Guided tours 1h (Exhibition tour, Production tour or Behind the Scenes)7,00 € / 5,00 €**Reduced prices: young people from age 12, students, seniors,disabled persons, groups of more than 10 people, combination of 3 and more tickets/person, children under 12 years of age free
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Surrealism was one of the most influential art movements of the twentieth century. Everyday objects played a central role in its dreamlike imagery: they were alienated, ironized, or combined to create curious hybrids. This led to the creation of numerous key works of modern art, from Marcel Duchamp's »Bicycle Wheel« (1913) to Salvador Dalí's »Lobster Telephone« (1936). In reverse, Surrealism also exerced a decisive influence on the evolution of design. On 28 September 2019 the Vitra Design Museum will open a major exhibition that offers a comprehensive look at the dialogue between Surrealism and design. For the first time, it will unveil the extent to which Surrealism has influenced design of the past 100 years – from furniture and interiors to graphic design, fashion, and photography. The exhibition will include works by Gae Aulenti, BLESS, Achille Castiglioni, Giorgio de Chirico, Le Corbusier, Salvador Dalí, Dunne & Raby, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Ray Eames, Front, Frederick Kiesler, Shiro Kuramata, René Magritte, Carlo Mollino, Isamu Noguchi, Meret Oppenheim, Man Ray, Iris van Herpen, and many others.
Surrealism was founded by André Breton with the first Surrealist manifesto of 1924 and quickly became an international movement that included writers, artists, and filmmakers. The subconscious, dreams, obsessions, chance, and the irrational were just a few of the sources the Surrealists used to create a new artistic reality. In the 1930s Surrealism began to influence design as well, and by the 1940s, it had become a trend that shaped fashion, furniture, and photography, making it onto the covers of »Harper's Bazaar« and »Vogue«. To this day Surrealism is providing designers with manifold inspirations, whether motifs drawn from its fantastic imagery, its subversive approach, or its interest in the human psyche.
The exhibition »Objects of Desire« juxtaposes Surrealist artworks and design objects to reveal fascinating parallels and cross-references. Among the high-profile loans from the field of fine art are the paintings »The Red Model« (1947 or 1948) by René Magritte, Salvador Dalí's »Giant Flying Mocha Cup with an Inexplicable Five Metre Appendage« (1944/45), and »Forest, Birds and Sun« (1927) by Max Ernst as well as such Readymades as Marcel Duchamp's »Bottle Dryer« (1914) or »Gift« (1921) by Man Ray. The representatives of design range from works of the 1930s – such as Meret Oppenheim's table »Traccia« (1939) – to the contemporary, including fashion designs by Iris van Herpen, objects by Front, Konstantin Grcic, or Odd Matter as well as critical design projects that question new technologies or gender roles in subversive ways. These works demonstrate that design is not just about function and technology but also about objects' hidden realities, about our inherently secret dreams, obsessions, and myths – that is, the sur-real.
The exhibition begins with an examination of Surrealism from the 1920s to the 1950s in which the crucial role that design played in the movement's evolution becomes apparent. The second section of the exhibition shows the ways in which Surrealists explored the archetypes of everyday objects and undermined the codes of meaning of a world we thought we knew. The third part of the exhibition is devoted to the themes of love, eroticism, and sexuality, which played a central role in Surrealism. The exhibition's final chapter looks at what the French ethnologist Claude Lévi-Strauss called the »savage mind«: an interest in the archaic, in chance, and in the irrational which was as evident in the Surrealists' enthusiasm for non-Western tribal art as in their experiments with materials and techniques like »automatic painting«.
The examples in the exhibition demonstrate the enduring vitality of the dialogue between Surrealism and design. Surrealism has encouraged designers to examine the reality beneath what is visible and to design objects that offer resistance, undermine routine, and disrupt the quotidian. It has liberated post-war design from the corset of functionalism and led our gaze away from the shape of objects to their hidden, unconscious messages. The exhibition »Objects of Desire« examines this phenomenon for the first time and thus directs our attention to one of the most significant dialogues between art and design of the past century.
You can find the exhibition programme here.
The exhibition is supported by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne and sponsored by BOSS.


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I've had a few of you ask what my sibs are up to lately. Too long to blog about, but there's one thing I can tell you: No fewer than four of these women pictured considered retaining a divorce attorney after this photo shoot in San Diego last year. (aren't those vibrant jewel tones gorgeous?!)
Rhetorical question: "Why would men rather shoot their kneecaps off with a shotgun than have a family photoshoot?"
See if you can guess who my actual sibs are. HINT: I have two brothers and two sisters.


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This blog is temporarily going out of hiatus to share a friendly reminder to the loyal subscribers and readers of Standard Web Standards.
I've created a blog called UX Marks the Spot (http://ux.raquedan.com) and it's a spin-off from Standard Web Standards. All the usability, user experience, information architecture, interaction design, and book reviews posts in this blog has been moved over there. Moreover, my future posts on the aforementioned topics will be placed there.
Why the new blog? I decided to de-couple the UX side of the posts since this blog will be revived once the web standards scene gets a lot interesting again. 😛
I really find it easy to write and blog about things I'm currently in to, and since I've been doing tons of UX work as of late, I decided to spin the blog off and maintain Standard Web Standards' "in hiatus" status.
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CJ May Have Another Daughter, and Malik Is Hanging with the Wrong Crowd
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"Paternity & Fraternity Parts 1 & 2" � Wednesday, July 25, at 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. (ET/PT) � TV-PG
CJ discovers the shocking possibility that he may have another daughter besides Jazmine. And Malik causes concern in the household after he starts hanging out with the wrong crowd.
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While I'm not a big fan of presentation slides for speakers, I know that into each life some PowerPoint must fall. So here's a useful site, Vischeck, which checks your slides (or other visual work) to make sure that color-blind people can actually see it. From the website:
Many pictures, documents and web pages are hard for color blind people to read because the people who designed them didn't think about the problem. Vischeck lets them check their work for color blind visibility. It is also interesting to anyone who is just plain curious about what the world looks like if you're color blind.One in 20 people have some form of color blindness, and the problem is most acute with shades of red and green, so think of this as a way of ensuring that your audience has a fighting chance to pay attention to your slides. A related part of the site, Daltonize, corrects for color blindness. A hat tip to Casey Wright, who passed this resource along on Twitter.


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Daryl Rizzo will be anxious this week, waiting to learn whether Illinois lawmakers will bring a same-sex marriage bill up for a vote.
If it comes up and passes — a big "if" given the brief and unpredictable nature of lame-duck legislative sessions — Illinois would become the 10th state to legalize same-sex marriage, and Rizzo could finally wed Jaime Garcia, the man he has been in a relationship with for 12 years.
"We've been kind of getting a sense of where Illinois is, where the country is, and you see this sort of domino effect," said Rizzo, 51, who lives in La Grange with Garcia and their 5-year-old daughter, Siena. "I think we're riding the wave of that domino effect that's happening across the country."
Democratic state Sen. Heather Steans of Chicago said Monday that her goal is to introduce the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act to legalize same-sex marriage this week. The Senate will be in session Wednesday through Friday, then the House will be in session Sunday through Tuesday.
"Things are always fluid," Steans said. "My goal is to call it this week for the Senate so it could then be heard in the House next week."
A new set of lawmakers will be sworn in Jan. 9.
Just months ago, it seemed far-fetched that the politicians and activists who for years have maneuvered toward the legalization of same-sex marriage would be confident enough to bring up such a bill.
"As a gay rights activist for 30 years now, if someone told me that the state of Illinois would be as close as it is in recognizing same-sex marriages, I would've thought you were insane," said Rick Garcia, policy director for The Civil Rights Agenda, a Chicago-based gay rights group. "I have seen a huge sea change in just the past year. All of a sudden, in a very short period of time, you have the president speaking up in favor of marriage. You have no one in the (Illinois) Legislature being hurt in the election by their vote for civil unions."
More than 250 Illinois clergy members, mostly Protestant and Jewish, have endorsed the gay marriage bill as "morally just," and in a statement released over the weekend, the White House said President Barack Obama would vote for legalizing same-sex marriage if he were still a state senator.
But opposition to same-sex marriage remains strong. Robert Gilligan, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, said people will see "a noticeable push against the bill" soon. He also questioned whether the bill's sponsors actually have the votes they need.
"When I left Springfield two weeks ago, I don't think the votes were there to pass it," he said. "My feeling is if they had the votes to pass it, they would have done it then."
Many same-sex marriage opponents have turned to Scripture and church teachings to explain their resistance.
"I don't think that it's just the church's position. I think it's nature's position," Cardinal Francis George said in a recent interview. "Nature gives us two sexes, and there's a reason for that. … So we'll see if people begin to recognize what we all know — that a marital union between two men or two women is a physical impossibility. The church didn't invent that. The church receives it from its creator — from nature if you want to call it that. And so does the state. And neither the church nor the state can change that."
Civil unions already provide same-sex Illinois couples with most of the state-level rights of married heterosexual couples. For the moment, the federal rights afforded married couples are unavailable to same-sex couples because of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of that legislation this spring. Camilla Taylor, an attorney with the gay rights group Lambda Legal in Chicago, said that if the act is struck down and Illinois passes a same-sex marriage bill, married gay and lesbian couples here would gain access to an array of benefits.
"There are Social Security benefits, including disability benefits, that would go to a spouse," Taylor said. "Federal pension benefits, immigration benefits for binational couples. The benefits for federal employees would be huge. It would just mean complete recognition of a couple's relationship."
But beyond the legal ramifications, Taylor said, is the greater emotional and psychological significance of gay and lesbian couples having their relationships recognized as marriages.
"When we create a climate where people can feel comfortable about who they are, we create an environment where it's possible to realize our dreams, including the dream to marry that one person you truly love," she said.
Rizzo echoed that sentiment.
"What's most important for us is that everyone know what our neighbors know, what our friends, co-workers and families know, what our 5-year-old old daughter knows — that we exist as a married couple," he said. "It is important for us that the state recognizes what our child recognizes. That we are no different than any of the other partnered families that she sees."


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While Hollywood's zombie obsession has tapered off a bit, it's far from dead. Though some of the recent zombie output suggests profit rather than creative fascination is the motivating factor, director Jonathan Levine's (50/50) adaptation of Isaac Marion's novel Warm Bodies sounds like a wholly intriguing and incredibly fun zombie pic. The "zombie love story" stars Nicholas Hoult as "R", a zombie who falls in love with Julie (Teresa Palmer) after he eats her boyfriend's brains and absorbs his memories. It's a really cool premise anchored by a stellar supporting cast (Rob Corddry, John Malkovich) and an exciting young filmmaker.
The first official image of Hoult as the zombified "R" has been released, and it's pretty great. The look is different enough from the gruesome zombies of The Walking Dead to appear fresh, yet still maintains the vacant stare and pale skin that says "I hunger for brains." The stain is a nice touch as well. Hit the jump to check out the image. Warm Bodies opens August 10th.
[Update: Summit has released three more images, now included after the jump.]
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Here's the full synopsis for Warm Bodies:
Zombies love people, especially their brains. But R (Nicholas Hoult) is different. He's alive inside, unlike the hundreds of other grunting, drooling undead—all victims of a recent plague that drove the remaining survivors into a heavily guarded city. Now the Zombies roam about an airport terminal, searching for human prey and living in fear of the vicious Boneys, the next undead incarnation.
One day, R and his best friend M lumber toward the city in search of food. There, R first sets his eyes on JULIE (Teresa Palmer), a beautiful human. Determined to save her—first from the other Zombies and then from the Boneys—R hides her in his home, a cluttered 747 aircraft. Julie is terrified, and R's grunted assurances of "Not…eat" do little to calm her. But when R begins to act more human than Zombie, coming to her defense, refusing to eat human flesh, and even speaking in full sentences, Julie realizes that R is special.
After a few close calls with the Boneys, and with her father mounting an armed search for her, Julie realizes she can't hide forever. So she sneaks back home, leaving R broken-hearted. Desperate to see her, R decides to comb his hair, stand a little straighter, and impersonate a human long enough to get past the city guards. If only he can prove to the humans that Zombies can change, maybe R and Julie's love might stand a chance. But with the rampaging Boneys heading toward the city and Julie's father intent on killing R and his Zombie friends, the stage is set for an all-out battle between the living and the undead.
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The 100 Moments of TSU Athletics presented by Taco Bell® series continues by recognizing Tennessee State University's 11 Black College Football National Championship teams.
There is nothing more memorable than winning a national championship. Winning 11 of these is legendary. During TSU's 11 title run, the Tigers posted a remarkable record of 101-8-2. Among those included seven undefeated teams (1946, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1970 and 1973).
The record-setting run started in 1946 when the Tigers went an unblemished 10-0 to earn the school's first ever football championship.
The 1946 team was coached by the legendary Henry Kean who is second on Tennessee State's all-time win list with 93 victories. That year's team only allowed six points through its first four games and scored 66 against Alcorn State later that season.
Kean repeated the feat in 1947 thanks to five Pittsburgh Courier All-Americans including second time winners quarterback Nathaniel Taylor and halfback Raymond Whitmon.
In Kean's final season at TSU in 1954, the Tigers captured their third National Championship by defeating the Bluefield State Teachers 59-0.
Following Kean's departure, Howard Gentry became the second legendary coach to patrol the sidelines for Tennessee State.
In only his second season, Gentry led the Tigers to the team's fourth National Championship in 1956.
During the season, the Tigers only gave up 31 points total in their first nine games, winning all of them. Following the regular season, the team played Florida A&M in the illustrious Orange Blossom Classic where they surrendered 39 points, but still won the game by two over their bitter rivals.
Following two coaching changes, TSU hired 'Big' John A. Merritt in 1963 to become the school's 14th coach. The move was made right after Merritt won his second straight National Championship at Jackson State.
The addition paid off for Tennessee State as Merritt would go on to win eight titles during his tenure.
Under Merritt, the Tigers finished the season undefeated five times and the team won its first Division 1-AA playoff game in 1982. That year, the Big Blue captured its 11th Black College National Championship becoming the first school to win over 10.
TSU won many memorable games under Merritt including the 1966, 1970 and 1971 Grantland Rice Bowl that gave the Tigers three more National Championships. Also, the Tigers defeated rivals Jackson State, Alabama State, Grambling State and Bethune-Cookman by a combined score of 117-19 in 1982 in TSU's championship season. NFL Hall of Famer Richard Dent was part of that championship squad.
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NASHVILLE - A dispute between a Texas-based company providing aviation services at Chattanooga's airport and the local airport authority board has taken flight and landed in the middle of the Tennessee Legislature.
TAC Air, a company providing fuel and hangar space for private airplanes at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, is backing a bill that jumps into the dispute.
It would block future use of grants from the state's Transportation Equity Fund to "compete" against "existing, privately owned" fixed-base operators such as TAC Air.
Three House members and a senator from outside Hamilton County are sponsoring the bill, which is scheduled to come up in the House Transportation Subcommittee and Senate Transportation Committee later this week.
The company has been fighting with the airport since officials in 2010 unveiled plans to spend $10 million on new facilities for corporate tenants and personal aircraft with the operation run by another company. Airport officials said the facilities, on which some $5 million in grants have been expended, were needed because of complaints about TAC Air.
But TAC Air executives have accused Lovell Field officials of using taxpayer money to effectively ground its existing business.
Pam McAllister, TAC Air's Chattanooga general manager, said Monday the company is being forced to compete against its own "landlord," the quasi-governmental airport authority, at taxpayer expense.
"How can we compete fairly when we don't have access to the funds they do?" she said.
Christian Sasfai, TAC Air's vice president and chief operating officer, said the situation is "somewhat unprecedented in the United States where we've been forced, we think unfairly, to compete against our landlord."
The company has 14 fixed-base operator facilities in 11 states. There are two in Tennessee, at the airports in Chattanooga and Knoxville.
Christina Siebold, director of the airport authority's marketing and communications, said the facility's attorney told them about the legislation.
"As a rule, airports would prefer that this be handled at the local level, where we are closely connected with our communities and understand how best to meet their aviation needs," she said.
Siebold said "it is our understanding that future legislation would not impact active state grants to develop the facilities, nor would it impact ongoing operations."
As for TAC Air's complaint about taxpayer dollars getting used to compete with private business, Siebold said the Transportation Equity Fund is made up of fees from aviation fuel customers.
"So only citizens who fueled their planes in the state of Tennessee helped pay for the facility, which is only fair, since they are now benefiting from the lower prices and improved service" at the airport, she said.
"It is also important to note that many of the facilities managed by TAC Air were funded using airport and/or government dollars," she said. "Airports regularly develop infrastructure to spur economic development on their premises."
She said that while the operations may be managed by a third party, "the airport certainly has a vested interest in providing the service their community needs."
The airport's own fixed-base operation is run under contract with Wilson Air.
TAC Air general manager McAllister said the airport's competing venture has lost $886,000 in 16 months. Siebold countered airport officials anticipated losses during the first years of operation.
State Ethics Commission filings show TAC Air in August hired a three-person lobbying team from Nashville law firm Bass Berry & Sims, paying them between $25,000 to $50,000, according to a report filed last month.
The lobbyists include Lee Barfield, an attorney and brother-in-law of former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and one-time Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Dick Lodge.
Sen. Frank Nicely, R-Strawberry Plain, a bill sponsor, said Monday night that he is "trying to get them [TAC Air and Siebold] to come to the table and work something out. ... I hear both sides are starting to talk."
He acknowledged that Lodge had spoken to him about the bill but was vague on who brought him the legislation. House sponsors are Rep. Judd Matheny, R-Tullahoma; Rep. Vance Dennis, R-Savannah; and Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver, R-Lancaster.


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Durant may miss a couple games after snapping his balsa wood ankles. I'm not sure what the big worry is here with his ankles, this stuff happens to Derek Fisher, like, twice a game. That joke was lifted directly from "Tosh.0," but I'm tired and I didn't want to make another joke about James Harden's greasy beard. Anyway, if Durant is out, Harden ought to be in, even in the shallowest leagues. Yes, even a 10-team league. Yes, even an eight-team league. No, probably not in a six team league. Why do you need fantasy assistance in a league with only 60 players? Just talk it over with your friends. Unless you're in a six-team league because you haven't got many friends and five strangers are all you could lure into your "Pretty Co-Eds" ESPN public league. I've been there, bro. At least you don't have to continue the charade of being a redhead named Jenna all season just so the other five guys in the league would really think it was a co-ed league and stick around, only to catch on right before the playoffs started because you aggressively tried to trade for Joakim Noah and a hot girl would never try to trade for such an ugly man. So your playoffs were filled with you and five abandoned teams. On the plus side, you won your league. So whatever. Pick up Harden. He was 13/3/2 in 27 minutes last month as a reserve. He can be a 19/5/3 guy taking some of the Velvet Hoop's minutes.
Here's what else I saw in fantasy basketball last night:
George Hill – 22/5/5, in 33 minutes. Aaaaand there it is! Optimistic: He would have compiled more stats if the Spurs hadn't been whomping the Cavs. Pessimistic: He wouldn't have compiled the stats he did had they been playing any other team other than the Cavs.
Gary Neal – In his last six games he's scored 16, 11, 16, 19, 14, 14. He's also had a dozen threes in that time. I've been thinking about my doorbell. When ya gonna ring it? RING-DONG! Oh, weird. I was just thinking about my doorbell. Hello? Who's there? Cheap threes and solid scoring. Why come in. Fix yourself a juice!
Samardo Samuels – 23/10 in 34 minutes. All of that was a season high. He's got the minutes. It's the talent I find questionable. Does Samardo Samuels really strike you as a 23/10 guy? That's Blake Griffin territory. You tellin' me he's going to give Griffin-like value through mid-April? Does he even strike you as a 17/8 guy?
Kirk Hinrich – Moved to the starting lineup and played 31 minutes in this third game with the team. Did a helluva job for the Bulls, just like always.
Ekpe Udoh – Started for the first time all season in place of Biedrins. He ended with 6/2, with triple blocks. Meh. He's like Thabeet last year. Yes, he can blocks shots, but the damage he'll do to the rest of your categories isn't worth it. This start had more to do with disrespecting the Wiz, than displaying the youngster's talent.
Rashard Lewis – No 'Shard last night. What's that? He played five minutes and went 0-for-2? I stand by my initial statement.
Nick Young – Sank 31 last night, moved to 19th among scorers in the last month (21.2 ppg). Show me a guy claiming he saw this coming back in October and I'll show you a gall-durned liar-face.
Anthony Randolph – I told you yesterday that a) Wes Johnson's minutes were slowly going to decline, b) Anthony Randolph's minutes were slowly going to increase, c) both player's values were going to meet closer to the middle, d) I'm always right about everything, e) I'll have no fewer than five comments asking about Ant Rand today, and h) where did f and g go?
Greg Monroe – At this point, he'd be fourth on my list of Rookie of the Year candidates. Eat it, Landry Fields.
Mo Williams – Double-doubles (14/11) for just the 11th time this season. Actually, 11 seems about seven too high. Anyway, get him in your lineup or he'll begin questioning why you don't love him more.
DeAndre Jordan – Yeah, I'll see your 21/9, with a block, Chris Kaman and raise you an 8/16, with three blocks. Yea-uh, boy-ee! /Kaman looks around confused. Then Jordan looks around confused. Neither know who won the hand. Then Jamario Moon asks what the two of them are doing. They commence ignoring Jamario Moon.
Eric Gordon – Returned to score 20 points, block a shot, steal a pass and that's about it. Rich man's DeMar DeRozan played more like poor man's Eric Gordon. Still, you're glad to have him. Oh, before I forget: drop Randy Foye!
Toney Douglas – 24/4/5 in Chauncey Billups' place. Felton, Billups, now … Douglas. Must be the spot, not the player.
Chris Paul – Shot 2-for-7 from everywhere. His 10 assists are starting to feel like a taunt. Deeper leagues should pick up Jarrett Jack, who's seen a slight uptick in production during Paul's slide.
DeMarcus Cousins – Tied his career-high 28 points and double-doubled for the 16th time. Slump: BUSTED. To celebrate, he put on suspenders after the game and went to a restaurant pretending to be Jason Thompson.
Marcus Thornton – Is he hot? Yes. Has he scored at least 14 points in all four games as a member of the Kings? Yes. Is he averaging 23.3 in his last three? Yes. Is he … what was my point? Oh yeah, pick him up now because he's shooting .517 for Sacramento and that won't last.
Channing Frye – Left the game with an eye contusion. Which, when you consider how Frye came out the last time he faced Garnett, isn't all that bad. And speaking of nuts shots, Cagey dropped a season-high 28 points all over Phoenix.
Troy Murphy – 1/2 in 14 minutes. [sarcasm] Whoa, doctor! Watch out. He's already begun replacing Semih Erden in the hearts of Bostonions everywhere! [/sarcasm] Also, pretty sure Bostonians cease being Bostonians once they leave Boston. Or Bostonia, if you're a fan of "Portlandia."


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"We were aggressive for the entire five sets tonight," said head coach Lindsey Devine. "We played disciplined and great on defense, and everyone who stepped out on the floor contributed for us."
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"McKayla and Alysa were strong in the middle and opened up the outside for hitters," Devine said. "Erin and Desiree really took advantage at key points putting the ball away for us, and we did great in the back digging up balls and keeping us in the game. The whole team showed a lot of heart and I am glad we got this road win."
In the first set, the Bucs jumped out to an early 8-4 lead. ETSU used a 6-1 run late in the set to take a 22-15 advantage. The Bucs closed out the set on a Dyck kill to win the set 25-19.
Play was back and fourth in the second set until the Owls went on a 7-1 run to take a 12-6 lead. ETSU battled back to cut the KSU lead to 15-13, but
ETSU jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the third set. The Bucs saw their lead dwindle as the Owls tied the set at 15-all on a Chelsea Denesha service ace. Play was tight until with the score tied 21-21 the Bucs took four of the last five points to take the set 25-21, and a 2-1 lead in the match.
The Bucs looked strong in the fourth set as they used a 7-2 run to take a 17-10 advantage. KSU answered with an 8-3 rally to tie the match at 20-all. The Owls closed out the set on a 5-1 run, 25-21.
In the final set, there were eight ties and two lead changes as neither team could jump out to a big lead. With the score tied at 15-all, ETSU caught a break on a KSU attack error to go up 16-15. The Bucs then won the match on a big block by Barber and Youell to win the set 17-15.
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The tragedy in Florida is linked to issues abroad. One candidate sometimes suggests we could solve our problems by isolationism, keeping our troops home, and sometimes by wiping out our adversaries with overwhelming force. His adversary has won over American military leadership with a fairly hard-nosed approach to international politics meshed with the belief that part of America's international strength comes from our ideological appeal and social justice. What's going to work?
The Middle East has been getting more violent. And the U.S. has been struggling to figure out how to handle it. George H.W. Bush was careful not to unravel power relations there when he rolled Iraq back from Kuwait. George W. Bush was less cautious, eliminating the Iraqi power structure without a plan to replace it. Since then we've been fighting multiple wars in multiple countries. Wars with guerilla tactics like these are costly. Al Qaeda and ISIL or DAESH have learned to motivate individuals or small groups outside of traceable networks. Military forces work poorly against that kind of enemy. We may be a superpower against some obstacles, but not all. The history of warfare has been a multi-millennium cycle of upstarts defeating the super powers of prior ages with new tactics.
What if we disengaged from the Middle East? I doubt Americans have the stomach for it. Israel, our so-called "ally," continually breaks its promises to America, so the Israeli mouse drives both American Middle Eastern policy and its consequences. America cannot be an honest broker in the Middle East while backing a government of heedless buckaroos who learn nothing from the failures and constant irritation of seven decades of war, eviction of Palestinians and indiscriminate retaliation. Still less can we be an honest broker by engaging in the same tactics that make refugees of millions and radicalize too many. Who are we to criticize the Israelis when our policies have been more and more like theirs? We too pay the price. Our removal of Premier Mossadegh and replacement with the former Shah of Iran contributed to the Revolution of 1979 and subsequent demonization of America. U.S. military moves created chaos in the Sunni world, pushed Turkey toward autocracy, and helped destabilize Europe with a flow of refugees not seen since the World Wars.
Pulling out would leave a power vacuum that those we despise and sometimes fear would fill. If Russia or China were fool enough to move in, the throw weight of Islamic extremism would refocus on them. The short-run consequences, however, could be
Our policies toward the Middle East need to be rethought in light of new realities. Power relations in the Middle East have been drastically reshaped in the last fifteen years. And Saudi Arabia has been playing a double game, supporting radical Islam in return for denying the clerics the keys to governmental power, creating a Hobson's choice for us. Obama has tried to avoid both disengagement and warfare, but his efforts to reshape thinking about the Middle East have, not surprisingly, run into a barrier of incomprehension. The U.S. should not be driven by the unreliable machinations of paranoid premiers, two-bit dictators and fractured armies in a region of declining importance to the U.S.
America accomplished a great deal in the past as a model of a fair and decent state. Foreign policy isn't merely a contest of muscle and fire power. Its complexity requires a lot of patience. It took half of century to wait out the Soviet Union. Much as some Republicans want to credit Reagan's grand gestures, that victory was hatched under Truman and pursued by eight presidents of both parties, without any know-it-all buckaroos upending decades of careful policy. Can we do it again? We're going to find out.
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Racer X: Kenny, what's happening, man? How about we do a Where Are They Now interview with you, and for Racer X Online?
Kenny Zahrt: Oh man, really? I am just an average guy sitting here on my couch watching TV. Nothing really special going on with me, but if you want to talk a little bit, that's cool (laughs).
Well, I thought it might be cool to talk about your career a little bit and to let people know what you are doing now that you no longer race.
Yeah, well of course man! That's cool. Man, motocross for me has been my life – its all I know, and still all I do! I have always been around motorcycles, worked on motorcycles and ridden motorcycles. That's it, that's what I did – and still do! But yeah, for me, I am just on the straight and narrow road, doing the good thing!
You were known as a Southern California specialist – meaning you were a real fast guy that raced a lot of the local races in and around Southern California and made a good name for yourself.
Well, yeah, Indian Dunes was my home track but I raced all over and was always chasing the money races. But when I got older, I raced Indian Dunes mostly. But I also raced the AMA Nationals in the early days, and I went all over the country in the early to mid 1970's. That was a real special time, things were so down to earth and fun.
Back in the day, Kenny loved racing anything and everything. This was a Gran Prix held at indian Dunes ... riding along with his little friend.
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What are some of your favorite memories from your racing career?
Oh where do I begin with that? I can't remember what I do remember and what I don't remember! I am a racer and probably hit my head one too many times, so who knows! No, but seriously, there are some great memories. I would say just hanging out on the road and traveling around in the vans were some of the best times. All the riders were friends, and we all stuck together, and got into all sorts of trouble when we were not racing. It was me, [Jimmy] Weinert, [Jim] Pomery and [Brad] Lackey who spent a lot of time together, and it was just fun.
Also, in 1974, I was racing a Bultaco and it was really good. The bike was fast, and I was real light. I loved that bike, it was just so good, and it really helped with my results. That year I won the 1974 RedBud national. That same year, I also won a big money race, it was a big 'ole party race in Nebraska, and they had a purse of $25,000. It was muddy, and I rode really good in the mud. I think I took home a total of $2,500 for the win, which was real good for me at the time, and for a 19 year old kid. But really, for me, I was just a fun racer. I liked to ride the bike and race, and have fun when it was all over. I might have been able to do better if I got more serious about it, but I have no regrets, maybe if I did that then I wouldn't have had fun anymore and would have stopped racing.
Tell me about your one National win at RedBud.
Well, it was 1974 and I rode that Bultaco. The thing shifted on the right, and had the brake on the left. Back then, the first turn at Redbud went to the right. I got such a gnarly holeshot, I just kept the bike pinned and ran away with it. I had a 10-15 second lead. I then came out and did the same thing in the second moto, and walked away with that one as well. I made like $1700. That was a lot of money for me back then. These were the early days, and we would just show up and race. But now it's so serious.
How was the money back then?
It was good for back then. Nothing like today, though. But all my life I have been blessed to make my living racing bikes. I turned pro in 1971, and I went through local scene, and got fast. Then I hit the nationals, and won a few things here and there. But then I stopped doing the nationals in the late '70's and concentrated on the CMC races after that. I won a truck, made some money and won quite a few boats. I couldn't imagine a better life! Back then, CMC racing was super competitive. I started racing CMC in 1969, then went and did the nationals, and then came back. Motorcycle racing teaches you about life. I am so laid back, and others are so stressed. If there are 40 guys on the line, I take off in tenth place and just ride around, and if I win, I win. If you have a bad day, you just deal with it. I know there is always a chance to make it better. There is always a second moto, there is always a second chance.
Back in the day there was never a dull moment when Kenny was at the track. For this GP he showed up with his cigarette smoking "little friend" taped to the handlebars ... he then set out to smoke the field.
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How closely do you follow the sport today and what do you think about it?
Oh, I still follow it, and try to hit the races when I can. I goto some of the Supercross races, but I sit up in the cheap seats up top. I leave 'em all alone down there in the pits. I don't need to go rub elbows and hang out with everyone, I just like to watch. But getting out of the shop can be tough, as there is always work to do. But to me, you know everything is scripted and the riders are told what to say. We said what we wanted to back then. If you wanted to punch a guy cause he hit you, then you said it. And sometimes you even punched him as well! I also think the tracks are way softer than what they used to be. The whoops today are basically just bumps, and the jumps are not scary, and in supercross, it seems like everyone is doing all the jumps, all the same. Tracks are so simple. I think supercross should be more gnarly than it is, more like Daytona where it is real rough and hard to get a rhythm going. When we were racing, they didn't have whoops – a backhoe would just come in and dig pits, and you had to figure out how to get through them without crashing. If you went too slow, you went over the bars. If you went too fast, you kicked off the side of the track. But you know, things are different with five inches of travel, but the tracks were just so much rougher. From my standpoint, the rough and technical tracks are just the way to go.
So Kenny, what are you doing now? I assume you are a working stiff just like the rest of us?
Yup. Every day, get up and go to work! I have my own shop up here in Canyon Country. Basically, I work on bikes. I do a lot of suspension and have always been a mechanical guy. Back in the day, I was always good at working on stuff and making it better, and we all know the stuff needed it back then! I am not the most book smart type of guy, I am just good with my hands and know bikes inside and out. That is how I make my living. The shop is up in Canyon Country, and called Haulin' Zhart.
Haulin' Zahrt? That's an awesome name!
Yeah, well, it used to be Hall and Zahrt, as my old partner's name was John Hall. But he got hurt and wasn't able to be my partner anymore, so I changed the name. I fix all types of motorcycles, whatever it might be. It's just me, but sometimes people think we have two employees, if they get me on a bad day- you know the whole split personality thing [laughs]! So yeah, you can say we have two employees!
In the '70s in So Cal, there were all sorts of races, including a team race where you rode two-up on a MX track. Here, Kenny and his brother Dave battle for the lead
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What about family life?
You know, that's a good story as well. Back in the day, I got married in 1983 to Tina Marie, but that only lasted until 1987, and we amicably split up. She went off and had some kids and got married again, but then as fate had it, 25 years later, we got back together! I like to call it the first moto and the second moto of our marriage. She has two children, and we are all real close. Tanner is 17 and Tyler is 20. Tyler (Varner) is a pretty fast rider. He can moto pretty good. Tanner is really good on the shifter carts and is more into the four wheel thing, but we are all still into bikes.
You did some work on the epically famous motocross movie "Winners Take All." In fact, your name was lumped into the PA system when they announcer announced, "They are all here – Johnson, Bailey, Ward, Glover and Zahrt." What was that all about?
Oh man, that was a lot of fun. I did some Hollywood stunt work on the side, and that movie came along. As a stuntman, it was awesome - you go there and do a little work, ride around and get paid really well. But what I really remember about doing that stunt work was the food. The catering was really amazing! We ate so well, all day long, and as much as you wanted! If I were a movie star I would be a big, fat old person! But that movie was a trip, and fun to do. I also did a Yamaha commercial as well as one of the Batman movies. But on the dark side of stunt work, it could be tough. When I went to a race, I knew what I could do. If there was a big jump, I knew I could either do it, or it was too big and I wouldn't try it. But when I was stunt man, people would make the choices for me, and I was told what to do. It was sometimes scary as people said "you can jump here" and in reality it was a super sketch jump with a angled take off or a lousy landing.
Do you still ride for fun?
Yeah sometimes, but it is not so easy for me. I did come out and race the 1998 Glen Helen National on the YZ400. That was fun, but I didn't qualify. But now, I ride a mountain bike a lot. I had a bad fall and lost sight in my right eye, and I have a bad foot as well that doesn't work. So I have specially prepared bike. If you enjoy it, then its cool. I have been lucky to have done it as long as I have.
Thanks for chatting with us, Kenny.
Thank you! Its been a good ride, and it isn't over yet!
Kenny was always a force to be reckoned with, no matter the track, the terrain or the bike. This was an AMA Qualifier held at Four Corners, a track in San Diego County, California.
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The computer version of Rage hasn't exactly been trouble free for some folks trying to play id Software's latest creation. I haven't run into any over issues, but I've got a high-end tower that I just ran through a massive driver update. That's not the norm.
Here's publisher Bethesda's latest take on the solutions PC gamers can try to get the game up and running on their rig without hitting screen tearing and texture issues:
AMD users need to update to the most recent RAGE Catalyst driver. Grab it here!
Nvidia users should try updating RAGE to the current beta driver. When this driver is updated, we'll let everyone know.
Visit our forums for solutions that can improve reported issues with screen tearing, blurry textures, and texture pop up.
We're currently working on an update that will allow you to more easily make configuration changes… should have more details on that shortly.
It's terrible when a PC game launches to such mixed issues and bugs, but I've got to wonder if deep down these sort of problems push once computer-centric developers further and further toward console development. Yes, even id.
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I have been making this recipe for a few years now and it's still my favorite Mexican bean recipe, refried or not. It's super fast and easy, and I'm asked for the recipe just about every time I've served it to guests. The cooked beans freeze great, pureed or whole, and they are perfect as a side or just in a quesadilla with cheese.
Just last week, we made these beans for a group of 40 for a Mexican buffet and there wasn't a bean left in the pot. The proof is in the leftovers!
"I Can't Believe They're Not Refried" Beans
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 lbs pinto beans, rinsed (or any other dried beans)
- 1/2 jalepeño, roasted and seeded (or use a whole one if you really like spice)
- 2 tbs minced garlic
- 4 tsp salt
- 1 3/4 tsp ground pepper
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 8 C water
- Place all ingredients in crockpot and stir to combine
- Cook on low for 10 hours
- Process beans in a food process until they resemble refried beans. Alternatively, you can leave them whole or just mash it up a bit with a potato masher.


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Do I need to convert to UTF-8?If you are installing Zen Cart v1.5.0 or newer, for the first time, and not preserving data from a prior version, then your site is already using utf8. But, your database might still be in latin1 mode due to the server's master configuration. To change the database to utf8, use the instructions here:
TO CONVERT TO UTF8:1. Use this conversion utility to convert your data to UTF8 (AFTER MAKING AND TESTING A DATABASE BACKUP): http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1318
2. (If you installed your site NEW since v1.5.0 or newer, then the following are ALREADY done for you. But, if you UPGRADED from a version prior to 1.5.0, then you will need to double-check each of the following ...)
- Edit /admin/includes/languages/english.php (and all other language_name.php files in that folder) and set the define for CHARSET to 'utf-8'.
Do the same with the non-admin /includes/languages/english.php (and other language_name.php files in that folder)
- Also edit your two configure.php files to set DB_CHARSET to 'utf8':
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
(Remember, the configure.php files are most likely set to read-only on your server, so you'll need to change their permissions on the server to be writable before you can save the changes you're making.)
(Remember, you must do this for both your /your_admin_folder/includes/configure.php and /includes/configure.php )
TO STAY WITH LATIN1:If your site IS RUNNING or you have UPGRADED FROM an older version of Zen Cart where your language files are/were set to iso-8859-1, and if you don't have any specific need for extended-character multibyte support (for example your store is only in english and only english-speaking customers visit your store), then you may find it best to keep your site in iso-8859-1 (aka "latin1") mode instead of converting to UTF8.
To do this, you'll need to fix BOTH your admin and non-admin files:
- Edit your upgraded english.php file to use the old CHARSET and setlocale settings (SEE YOUR OLD english.php FILE CONTENTS).
That is, in both the admin and non-admin configure.php files, KEEP the old references to iso-8859-1 INSTEAD of utf-8. You can see these defines in your pre-upgrade english.php files.
Same with any other whatever_language.php files.
- Also edit your two configure.php files to set DB_CHARSET to 'latin1' instead of 'utf8'
(add the line if it doesn't exist):
define('DB_CHARSET', 'latin1');
Useful video about the history behind why UTF8 was created: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MijmeoH9LT4


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Holt Introduces "Black Friday" Bill (Jan 25, 2013)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A state senator from Oklahoma City is introducing a bill that would repeal a 70-year-old state law and allow retailers to have ``Black Friday'' sales with dramatically reduced prices.
State Sen. David Holt says a 1941 state law requires retailers to sell products for at least 6 percent more than they paid for it. And a 2011 opinion from the state's attorney general confirms the law bars sales of deeply discounted merchandise, even if they are only temporary.
The Oklahoma City Republican says the law is outdated and puts Oklahoma at a competitive disadvantage with neighboring states.
Holt says his bill keeps in place exemptions for the fuel industry and prescription drugs.
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Dinner for Two: Hot Hot Hot Chipotle Steak Tacos
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When cooking for two, and living as two, it's important to keep the fire alive. In other words, to keep things hot in the kitchen. As in, taco night. Of course.
Growing up in my family, taco night was one of those unmissable bimonthly dinner events. We had all kinds of incarnations. Black bean tacos. Jumbo shrimp tacos. Spicy turkey tacos. But they all had one thing in common: 17 and a half components to each, all made from scratch, and 42 plates to wash afterwards. All of those little bowls brimming with different salsas and toppings and guacamoles—it's a big part of what makes taco night so fun and amazing, and also what makes it so ridiculously impractical for two people.
Until now. I gave myself this challenge: to develop a taco night that's practical for two.
Here's the plan: buy an inexpensive flank steak and a can of chipotles in adobo. Whiz up the contents of the can of chipotles in a mini food processor and instantly it creates this spicy, smoky, savory marinade that you pour all over the steak. Grill the steak on a hot grill pan right on the stove, along with some fresh green onions (such a great taco combo). Slice up the charred, hot, crusted steak and the green onions, and pile them into warm corn tortillas along with some simple toppings: finely preshredded cabbage (just buy it like that!), torn leaves of cilantro, a spritz of lime, and a quick mash up of sour cream and avocado to cool things down.
It all happens in one pan, but the flavors and textures are as fun, tantalizing, and complex as any family taco night out there.
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Product Safety, Market Surveillance and Nanomaterials16 May, 2013 | (01 hr)
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Los Angeles: Are the Carnitas Really the Best Thing at Carnitas Michoaca?
Putting your restaurant's most famous menu offering right into the name of the spot can be a tricky proposition. When done well, it's a mark of accomplishment (and perhaps a bit of braggadocio), but when the namesake huaraches or antojitos fail to wow the crowd, there's always a bigger sense of disappointment.
Thankfully, there are places like Tacos Al Pastor and Mariscos Jalisco that have reached a near-pinnacle in their aptly named operations, and ordering anything other than what's so boldly stated can seem like a fool's gambit. This is not the case at Carnitas Michoacan.
Granted, the carnitas from this Lincoln Heights spot work wonders inside a tortilla. The long-simmered pork is robustly rendered in its own fat, then plied off into a double stack of corn tortillas. These are big carnitas bites, robust and satisfying in that meaty way that you feel the moment the pig hits your tongue, but lacking the crispy fried edges that send a taco like this over the top. The dark red salsa negra certainly helps to add another level to your towering carnitas tacos, rich with smokiness and the light spice of a good chipotle pepper. Again, for being a daily carnitas operation, these tacos certainly are tasty.
There are other tacos at Carnitas Michoacan worth talking about, perhaps more so than their name would imply. The cabeza is a surefire winner, a pile of extremely moist stewed beef laid on thickly with a mouth-tinging salsa roja. The juicy bites of cow come off almost as a roast, with the salty back end and satisfying texture of a slow-cooked hunk of beef. You'd also do well to grab a buche taco or two, depending on your affinity for all things offal.
While buche is certainly a less-frequented cut around town, when done delicately, as it is here, the results can be quite satisfying. Large chunks of soft stomach are piled into two lightly griddled tortillas and laced with a mellow salsa verde. Each bite is earthy and clean, without any twinge of gaminess or "what have I gotten myself into?" flavors. Newcomers to the buche realm will certainly appreciate the subtle, well-executed version presented at Carnitas Michoacan, with a fatty texture more akin to pork belly than the rubbery chewiness found at less skilled operations.
But after all that taco talk, it's likely you haven't even stumbled upon perhaps the best single menu item available at Carnitas Michoacan -- the carne asada fries. Largely a San Diego delicacy, a few iterations of these fries have made their way north, usually in some from of cheap imitation. The supremely cheesy version that arrives inside a styrofoam box is unique to Carnitas Michoacan, but no less worthy of the praise.
Freshly cut crinkle cut fries retain a pillowy interior while still giving sufficient crispiness to their wavy exteriors. The carne asada is chopped into long, thin strips, the perfect size to gab onto globs of the pale yellow molten cheese. Whereas more restrained carne asada fries opt for guacamole, sour cream and a handful of shredded cheese blend, Carnitas Michaoacan goes all seventh-inning-stretch with a baseball stadium level of nacho cheese overdose.
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Yet, theirs is somehow thicker, more put together and much less oily, with a jalapeño spice that sneaks up on you and then won't let go. There are a few token pickled carrots and half a pepper tossed inside the box, but they're entirely unnecessary. Grab a heaping forkful of asada, fries and velvety jalapeño cheese and cram it in your mouth all at once. It's all you need, and far more satisfying than its humble looks imply.
Carnitas Michoacan is a bit of a mystery, at least in terms of nomenclature. In a city teeming with quality carnitas outposts, this colorful Lincoln Heights local spot wouldn't crack a Best Of list, even if their porky tacos are satisfying. Yet their less-heralded options, the buche, the cabeza and that beguiling box of carne asada fries, are certainly worthy of discussion. Then again, you can't exactly change the name to Buche Tacos, Cabeza Tacos and Carne Asada Fries Michoacan.
Carnitas Michoacan
1901 N. Broadway, Lincoln Heights (map)
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